Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have interbred 100,000 years earlier than once thought
- Posted on August 28, 2025
- By CNN
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Neanderthals and Homo sapiens may have interbred 100,000 years earlier than once thought

New analysis of a 140,000-year-old skull morphologically resembling modern humans and Neanderthals may be the earliest example of interbreeding between the two groups.